Bottle holder



Feb. 23, 1954 R. A. DOMINGUEZ BOTTLE HOLDER Filed oct'. 27, 1951 INVENTOR RD A. flo/w/v'ausz B %,4w 53 A ORNEYS Patented F eb. 23, 1954 cathodes role-hi er;

" BOTTLE HOLDER Richard A. ."Dominguez,:.1tiehmonfl; Calif. ADpIictfiOIi OGtOber-Z'Z, 1951,1Serifil1idh2531513 v "a Gla'ims.

"This invention relates toa "device for-supporting anarticle and =is"particularly directed" towards a holderand-"support' mechanism fora 'nursingbottle or the like.

- I-Ie'reto'fore, numerous 'devices have -=be'en presented to the purchasing public for holding-a bottle in a preselected position over 'acrib or "bug y whereby a baby may suck-on the nipple which comprises the tents.

outlet for' the bottle con- However; no particular one i of such prior art devices has acquired any' particular comm'er- -cia'l success due either to its high rcostx'o'f -manufacture, complicated ':structure, or "inability to 'properlypositionth'ebottle over the babys mouth, etc

It therefore 'anixobject :of-the'rpresentfinven- :tion to provide .a h'olderrwhich:mayrbe :madein an extremely economical manner, and which "may "be readily :fastened to asupportingstrubture by a person having no particular skill'or training, and without requiring the use of-any special tools or equipment.

Another object of my invention is'to provide a bottle holder of the type. describedinwwhich means are providedfor positively, yet resiliently, supporting the bottle in apreselectedposition relative to a fixed support structure.

" -A further object of the invention-isto .provide a holder .of the above character which isimanually deformableso as-to permit selectivelpositioning of the bottle, but which will resist-all butl deliberate deformation.

A still further object of my inventionuiseto provide a bottle holder of the type. described "which is arranged .to -support a bottle in-a aplurality of-spaced portions ialong thetlength of the flatter, and in which the bottle may bezeasilyxkinsorted and. removed. I

Yet .another object of the .invention is. vto: provide .a holder as above described which iscapable of pivotal movement relative to a fix'edloasestructure. for moreconvenient positioning ofthe bottle.

The invention possesses other objects and featuresiofiadvantageysome of which, withsthesforegoing, will baset tion of thepreferred'form: ofthe-invention which is illustrated in the drawing 'accompanyingzand i'ormingpart of the specification. Itsis tol be "understood," howeventhat variations in the-showing made by the said drawin'g' and description may beadopted withinthesc'operof thein-vention as isetrorth in the claims.

@Referring tovsaidtdrawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of bottle holder shown in bottle supporting position on a buggy or like structure.

forthnin,itheffollowing descriporrather'xstruoture comprises,'a pair. of :U

of wireeiand";

- "Figure12 a perspective view-of another "embodiment for the invention, --"showingthe holder attached to-averticaherib slat or the like.

FigureB isa ipersp'ectivewiew of a holder, similar to that disclosed- 'in"-l."'igure '2, but capable of pivotal =rotati'on' about avertical axis.

"Figure- '4 is "a perspective -"View "illustrating va further "embodiment 0f the inver'ition; the holder 'being similar to that of the other figures except for the manner of '--'a ttach=ing the same tou the vertical slat-of the "crib.

Although various-embodiments! of the present invention are disclosed the accompanying drawing"; the por-tion of the device arranged'zto -emg'age andi 'hol'd the" bottle are substantially 'identical,"- the variations between the embodiments being du'e to the panticular structurev on which the holder is -placec l, tofthe particular manner =of=mounting th'e holder on the structure. Itwvill b'ecome cle'ar that certa ln other-attaching means couldl ibe utilized without" departing vfrom "the scope ofismy" imvention.

"Referring'n'ow to Figure :1 ,JlJIIG'JhOIdGIT; generally indicated' by thenumeral 31: is :arrangedtorbe 'iileasa'bly supported son: the :generallyzhorizontal side portion of a'tcrih buggyxan'd to engageiin suppoi tinig bottleii f2 111M211 inclined position' so thait the baby lyin'g smother crib "or ihuggy can more r eiaidily .engage'itheinilpple :onrzthe end; of the bottle. :IHZWIiEWDI'ihB tactithatzthe'ebuggyfor cribwhose sidewall-iisfindicatedmy ther'inumeral I3, and the bottle 'iformono: partl ofitthe-epresent invention, 'itheytihavefi heen .iridicatedmin:rdash-dot. lines so ia'ssitorsimplify'thekdrazwing. Theporti'onof the holder ilf'l wh'icht'engageszthe sidewall'of-the buggy -shaped *l'o'opsl l 'lerrrangedtl to rove'rli'eatheeupper portion of suchisidewall. .e-iTheiportion .of. thetholder which supportsithex bcittle: it 2 r'includeswavpair "of -.circular ae'lementsrtfiiand' fl 'hwhich1 areto'f a'size {permitting tthe Ebottle ztoi beofixed-sthereto buttlimiting .axial .movementz oft the bdiitleoto the-position v-shown iinaithesd rawing. -Eormeasons -of :economy and :simplicitysof.:construction .I prefer to construct ithi'siportion: (ifiiilhei z'hol'der :froma a .i-single llength *:Wi11 :i be aicleair. sthat this; :may; be meadily-faccomplishediby zproviding a straight .run ofeswire A18 dmmed-iateIy'ipriOrto-rthe formation 1Of.th8: first; circular'-.element u 6, and thereafter continuing with aziseo'ondl-straight run aofvwire. I 8 tothe" latterccirculars element 1 7, this element pomprising :zthB. distaliend of :the holder.

the bottle in the holder would create an undesirable downward flexure of the connection and preclude the bottle from being maintained in the desired angular relationship. As here shown, the connecting means includes a generally horizontal member 2| formed integrally with the loops l4. Preferably this member is provided with a U-shaped portion 22 which adds strength to the member and also serves as an anchoring means for the connector. As also previously mentioned, a straight run of wire I8 is provided rearwardly of the circular element l6 and this member is sharply bent at 23 to provide a downwardly divergent element 24, the end of the element remote from the bend 23 being wound around the member 2| and anchored to the U-shaped portion thereof as indicated at 26. The element 24 would not be sufliciently rigid to sustain the weight of the bottle i2 and to prevent the element from opening. Due to the imposition of such a weight I provide a G-shapecl clamp which is slideable on the legs of the element 24 so as to limit the relative outward dis placement thereof. By forcing the clamp 21 downwardly on the element 24 the bottle supporting portion of the holders will be maintained in a positive, but somewhat resilient position. Due to the relatively high degree of flexibility in the wire a user of the device may easily position the bottle by forcibly bending the wire herewith at the juncture of the loops l4 and member 2| or at the bend 23.

In Figure 2 I have indicated a somewhat modified form of the invention, and this embodiment is articularly designed for supporting a bottle from the vertical slats of a crib, such slats being indicated by the numeral 3|. This form of the invention is particularly useful where the upper ends of the slats are disposed at a relatively large distance from the mattress in the crib, which otherwise might require an extremely long or complicated supporting arrangement if the holder were to be supported on the upper horizontal runner of the crib. The element 24 and clamp 21 are arranged in exactly the same manner relative to the bottle as that previously discussed, but in this form of my invention, the entire device may be constructed from a single length of wire. The end 32 of the wire, remote from the circular element I1 is provided with a horizontally disposed and U-shaped portion 33 which continues upwardly in a general vertical direction as indicated at 34, and then is bent to provide a portion 36 similar to and spaced from the portion 33. The portion 36 is then connected to one leg of the element 24 as indicated. The respective legs of the portions 33 and 36 are spaced slightly less than the: normal thickness of the crib slat and by sliding the device horizontally on to the slat, the leg portions and the runner 34 will engage opposite sides of the slat and resiliently hold the device in position. Preferably, the portions 33 and 36 are provided with large arcuate elements 31 which provide a stop for limiting the horizontal movement of the element in installing the apparatus.

' A still further embodiment of the invention is disclosed in Figure 3 of the drawing and it will be seen that the device disclosed is substantially identical to that shown in Figure 2. The funda- 7 mental difference between the two devices resides in the pivotal connection between the slat clamping portions 33 and 36 and the bottle sup porting portion of the device. As here shown, the portions 33 and 36 together with the vertical extension 34 may be constructed from a single length of wire, but the end of the element 24 is coiled around the portion 34 at 4| in any suitable manner so as to permit rotation of the element and its associated bottle supporting members in a generally horizontal path of movement.

A similar pivotal arrangement is disclosed in Figure 4 of the drawing in which a pair of eyebolts 5| are operatively inserted in one of the crib slats with the axes of the openings lying in a vertical direction. The end of the element 24 is provided with a tightly formed U-shaped portion 52 which is arranged to be fitted in the openings in the eye-bolts so as to permit the device to be horizontally pivoted relative thereto. The distal end of the wire may be bent as indicated in 53 to limit downward movement of the portion 52 into the eye-bolts.

In all of the embodiments of the invention it will be clear that a device is provided which may be economical fabrically which may be simply attached to a supporting structure and which will resiliently maintain a nursing bottle in a fixed position.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a single wire-like member having a pair of spaced loop portions formed therein, one end of said wire terminating at one of said loops, the other end portion of said wire including a downwardly divergent U -shaped element, a clamp slidably engageable with said element and limiting outward relative movement of the legs thereof, and means operatively connected to said element for releasably attaching said device to a base structure.

2. A holder for supporting a bottle relative to a base structure comprising a single rod-like member having a pair of spaced loop portions formed therein and arranged to encircle axially spaced portions of said bottle, a generally U-shaped member connected at one end thereof to one end of said member and having downwardly diverging leg portions, a clamp engageable with said leg portions and movable along a portion of the length thereof for resisting relative outward separation of the leg portions, means releasably engageable with said base structure, and pivotal means interconnecting the other end of said U-shaped member and said base structure engagmg means.

3. Apparatus as set forth in claim 2 in which said rod-like member and said U-shaped memher are made of metal wire and deformable by deliberate manual bending thereof, and in which said pivotal means includes a coil of wire extending from said other end of said U-shaped member and wrapped around said releasably engageable means.

RICHARD A. DOMINGUEZ.

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